Beary Colourful BOM: Thumbs Up Orange Bear

Beary Colourful Orange Bear appliqué by Clever Chameleon

I am positively excited that it is time to meet the Beary Colourful Orange Bear!

Beary Colourful BOM at Clever ChameleonApril 1st. But no fools here…. just us coloured bears! And it is time to welcome another teddy to our growing family…. the Orange Bear of Positive Attitude. Also known as Thumbs Up Bear!

The fourth bear in the Beary Colourful Quilt BOM series is cheerful like his yellow cousin, but it is his enthusiasm that sets him apart. Know anyone who thinks that “Everything is AWESOME, I want to experience it all!!”? Orange bear is just like them. Positively positive!

Hopefully you will give the new bear the two thumbs up!

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The March Yellow Challenge Linkup is Live

Yellow Bear of Being Active Outside appliqué

Are you participating in the 2018 Monthly Color Challenge? Time to show off your Yellow Creations!

The giveaway for March at Patterns by Jen is open, and it’s time to show us what you’ve made in yellow. If you linkup a yellow block, quilt or other fabric project before the end of March, you will have a chance to win one of three 6-month subscriptions to Make Modern magazine. Winners will be posted on April 2nd (due to the first being Easter Sunday).

Still thinking about making your yellow bear? Last minute is good…. I do last minute all the time! Here’s some inspiration for you from yellow bears shared with me on facebook this month. Enjoy!

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Colour Inspiration Tuesday: April is Orange

Fire Orange color scheme from Clever Chameleon

Colour Inspiration Tuesday: The next Colour in the 2018 Monthly Color Challenge is Orange.

This year at Clever Chameleon, the colour of the month is defined as our monthly focus colour in Jen Shaffer’s Monthly Color Challenge and blog hop. And with April nearly here, our thoughts are now turning to orange.

overwhelming orange mosaic

Orange is the colour of many things that I value very highly. Orange is associated with enthusiasm and fascination. Also, determination and encouragement, creativity, success, health and freedom. If that is not enough, orange symbolises balance and enjoyment too. That is one impressive list. By rights, orange should be my favourite colour!  (But it’s not……)

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How to Appliqué the Yellow Bear of Being Active Outside

Sunflower appliqué

For those of you who like to see before they do, here’s a quick tutorial for putting together the Yellow Bear of Being Active Outside

If you have not already downloaded you free pattern for the March Yellow Bear block of the Beary Colourful BOM you can get it from this post here. This link also leads you to the list of fabric and other requirements…. so I won’t repeat myself here. This new post today is all about how to put your yellow bears together, including the new tummy motifs.

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Beary Colourful BOM: Yellow Bear of Being Active Outdoors

Yellow Bear from the Beary Colourful BOM at Clever Chameleon

March already!?! Seriously?! Well, the good news is, it is time for the Beary Colourful Yellow Bear!

Beary Colourful BOM at Clever ChameleonI am loving seeing all the bears appearing from in the Monthly Color Challenge link ups at Patterns by Jen. There are going to be some very happy teddy bear-loving quilt recipients out there in time! 🙂

The third bear in the Beary Colourful Quilt is the Yellow Bear of Being Active Outdoors. This bear is cheerful and energetic and is just itching to get out and have some fun. Grab this pattern and your yellow fabric scraps. Let’s add  a really lively bear to your Beary Colourful collection.

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